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Mower County

Woman charged in death of two-month-old son gets probation

A woman charged in the suffocation death of her two-month-old son after falling asleep in December of 2021 has been sentenced to probation. Jocelyn Leslie ... Read more

by Eric Johnson, Wednesday, October 25, 2023 10:23 am

Mower County

House Capital Investment Committee gain insight into local projects

Members of the House Capital Investment Committee made the first of several stops Tuesday, including visits in Austin, part of a two-day tour of southeast ... Read more

by Eric Johnson, Tuesday, October 24, 2023 8:43 pm

Education

Woodson staff take survey in next step of realignment

Page assured the board that those areas will be determined as well as assuring that teachers will be involved in the upcoming process of determining ... Read more

by Eric Johnson, Tuesday, October 24, 2023 7:00 pm

Columnists

The Wide Angle: Life constants come with cheese

Fate, history and life have taught us all that there are very few constants in life. That change comes in transformative ways, for both good ... Read more

by Eric Johnson, Tuesday, October 24, 2023 4:37 pm

Education

Medical Detectives takes students on deep dive into science

Sixth-grade students were hot on the trail for answers Monday as they worked through the process of a zombie-like outbreak with roots in the real ... Read more

by Eric Johnson, Monday, October 23, 2023 6:00 pm

Mower County

Man in body armor case changes plea, and is convicted

The man who made alleged threats with a gun while wearing body armor has changed his plea and been convicted Friday. Jose Juan Alvarez-Bentzin, Jr.,25, ... Read more

by Eric Johnson, Friday, October 20, 2023 4:38 pm

Education

State’s Direct Admissions program opens doors to the future

Austin Public Schools is getting in on the ground floor of a state program that hopefully will open the doors for more kids when it ... Read more

by Eric Johnson, Thursday, October 19, 2023 9:53 am

Mower County

Flowers from the heart, Petal It Forward brings brightness to the community

For the eighth year in a row, Hardy Geranium took part in a national initiative to bring good will to communities. Staff from the Hardy ... Read more

by Eric Johnson, Wednesday, October 18, 2023 1:38 pm

Mower County

Council continues with Complete Streets policy

Agreeing to leave the policy the way it is, the Austin City Council had a conversation during its work session Monday night regarding its Complete ... Read more

by Eric Johnson, Tuesday, October 17, 2023 8:29 am

Mower County

City council agrees to proposal in addressing employee survey

The Austin City Council, during its work session Monday, took its next steps toward bettering the culture within the ranks of city employees based on ... Read more

by Eric Johnson, Tuesday, October 17, 2023 8:22 am

Business

Hormel Foods Donates 100,000 Meals for World Food Day

Hormel Foods has announced that it has donated 100,000 meals for World Food Day thanks to an employee effort based around being physically active.  For ... Read more

by Eric Johnson, Monday, October 16, 2023 11:34 am

Mower County

Photos: Eyes to the skies for annular eclipse

People turned out Saturday at the Jay C. Hormel Nature Center for the Eclipse the Nature Center 8K Race event, featuring the 8K race through ... Read more

by Eric Johnson, Saturday, October 14, 2023 12:39 pm

Mower County

Honored for opportunity: Boy Scouts to recognize those who fostered program

In August of this year, it was announced that Austin Public Schools’ Sheila Berger and the United Way of Mower County’s Karem Salas Ramirez would ... Read more

by Eric Johnson, Saturday, October 14, 2023 7:00 am

Mower County

UPDATE: Heggs again acquitted in latest case

Currently serving 36 months in prison for failing to register as predatory offender   Editor’s note: Changes reflect that Heggs was acquitted by a jury, ... Read more

by Eric Johnson, Thursday, October 12, 2023 2:14 pm

Mower County

Man who skipped August trial and later arrested in Wisc. sentenced to prison

A Wykoff man, who skipped a jury trial in August and who was later arrested in Wisconsin where he is also facing a felony drug ... Read more

by Eric Johnson, Thursday, October 12, 2023 9:53 am

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